Revelations (Killing Joke album)
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Revelations is the third studio album by English rock band Killing Joke, released in May 1982 by record label E.G.
Recording
Revelations was recorded in Cologne, Germany.[citation needed] It is the first Killing Joke album not to be produced by the band themselves; Conny Plank took over production duties.
Release
Revelations was released in July 1982 by record label E.G.. It reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
Two singles were released from the album: "Empire Song" and "Chop-Chop". "Empire Song" was performed on Top of the Pops, but without singer Jaz Coleman, who had recent departed for Iceland fearing nuclear holocaust.[citation needed]
A remastered version with one bonus track was released in 2005.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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Drowned in Sound | 5/5[5] |
Revelations has received a mixed-to-favourable reception by critics.
In his retrospective review, Alex Ogg of AllMusic cited the album as "the epitome of the 'difficult third album syndrome'" which "manifests itself in [a] lack of cohesion and direction".[3] Trouser Press wrote that the album "suffers from an uninvolving lethargy".[6] Nick Lancaster of Drowned in Sound praised the album, calling it "a less individual work – record company pressures and an outside producer necessarily toning down the band's nihilistic excesses – but it's all the better for it."[5] Christopher Gray of Austin Chronicle called it "faster" and "sleeker" than previous albums.[4] Fact put the album at no. 11 on their list titled "20 Best: Goth Records Ever Made".[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Killing Joke (Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Martin "Youth" Glover and Kevin "Geordie" Walker
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Hum" | 4:58 |
2. | "Empire Song" | 3:19 |
3. | "We Have Joy" | 2:56 |
4. | "Chop-Chop" | 4:19 |
5. | "The Pandys Are Coming" | 4:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Chapter III" | 3:13 |
2. | "Have a Nice Day" | 3:13 |
3. | "Land of Milk and Honey" | 2:38 |
4. | "Good Samaritan" | 3:28 |
5. | "Dregs" | 4:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "We Have Joy (Alternate Mix)" | 4:21 |
Personnel
- Killing Joke
- Jaz Coleman – vocals, synthesizer
- Kevin "Geordie" Walker – guitar
- Martin "Youth" Glover – bass guitar
- Paul Ferguson – drums, vocals
- Technical
Charts
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 12[2] |
France | 33[7] |
References
- ^ a b Sande, Kiran. "20 Best: Goth Records Ever Made". Fact. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Killing Joke -UK Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Ogg, Alex. "Revelations review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Gray, Christopher (16 December 2005). "Review: Killing Joke, What's THIS For ...?, Revelations, Ha! – Music – The Austin Chronicle". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Lancaster, Nick (11 July 2005). "Album Review: Killing Joke – Reissues / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Fasolino, Greg; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Killing Joke". Trouser Press. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Discographie Killing Joke". lescharts.com. Retrieved on 2010-07-05.
External links
- Revelations at Discogs (list of releases)